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Checklist for Family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 (False Darkling Beetle)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1507
4774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1337
3814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
52
718
1771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
21
146
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelandryidae
Leach, 1815
False Darkling Beetle, False darkling beetles
15
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
15 Genera with 23 Species
Abdera Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dircaea Fabricius, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dolotarsus Jacquelin du..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Emmesa Newman, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Enchodes LeConte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Lederia Reitter, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melandrya Fabricius, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Orchesia Latreille, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Phryganophilus C.R. Sahlberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prothalpia LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rushia Forel, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Scotochroa LeConte, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Serropalpus Hellenius, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Xylita Paykull, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Zilora Mulsant, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
23 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abdera (Abdera) firma Hatch, 1965
Dircaea horiei Hatch, 1965
Dolotarsus lividus C. R. Sahlberg, 1833
Emmesa stacesmithi (Hatch, 1962)⇒ 
Emmesa testacea leeperi Malkin, 1954
Emmesa testacea testacea testacea Van..., 1928
Enchodes sericea Haldeman, 1848
Lederia (Lederia) arctica G. Horn, 1893
Melandrya (Emmesa) stacesmithi Hatch, 1965
Melandrya (Melandrya) striata Say, 1824
Orchesia (Orchesia) castanea Melsheimer, 1846
Orchesia (Orchesia) cultriformis Laliberte, 1966
Orchesia (Orchesia) ornata G. Horn, 1888
Phryganophilus (Pseudophryganophilus) collaris LeConte, 1859
Prothalpia holmbergi Mannerheim, 1852
Rushia californica (Fall & Cocke..., 1907)⇒ Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Rushia schaefferi Csiki, 1924
Scotochroa basalis LeConte, 1874
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) coxalis Mank, 1939
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) obsoletus Haldeman, 1848
Serropalpus (Serropalpus) substriatus Haldeman, 1848Striated False Darkling Beetle
Xylita laevigata Hellenius, 1786
Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866
Zilora occidentalis (Mank, 1938)⇒ Zilora hispida LeConte, 1866

Subnodes of Melandryidae with occurrences in British Columbia
SubfamilyMelandryinae
Leach, 1815
15
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melandryidae at artfakta.se
Melandryidae at dyntaxa.se
Melandryidae at gbif.org
Melandryidae at irmng.org
Melandryidae at itis.gov